Garment cleaning device



Dec. 12, 1939.. F. STUPR'ICH 2,183,051

GARMENT CLEANING DEVICE Filed Nov. 9, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR:FFarI/Q 51f upr'icl}.

'RT'TORNEY Dec; '12, 1939. F, T PRI H 2,183,051

GARMENT CLEANING DEVICE FiledNov'. 9, 1938 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 |NVENTOR:Frank St uprzclj.

Patented Dec. 12, 1939 I v I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENTCLEANING DEVICE- Frank Stuprich, Detroit, Mich.

Application November 9,1938, .Serial No. 239,701

4 Claims. (01. 1540) This invention relates to the art of cleaning cover2 coacting with opening IA within the top garments and has particularreference to an imof said receptacle; proved device that is adapted forcleaning cufls A portion of the housing is extended forwardly oftrousers.- as at 3, and referring more particularly to Figure 5 One ofthe objects of the invention is to pro- 5, it is clear that portion 3 isdirectly connected 5 vide a compact device having a revolving brush withreceptacle I. whereby lint and the like usually found clinging Stand 4is provided and may be composed of a to the inside of the crease of thetrouser may be stamping, casting or otherwise and is adapted to quicklydispersed the cuifs cleaned perfectly dursupport conventional typeelectric motor 5 by 0 ing the various-stages of alterations and thelike. means of screws 6 where shown, also switch 1 10 While the deviceis designed primarily for arranged within said stand for theaccommodacleaning trouser cufis it is equally as advantation of motor 5.geous in cleaning all kinds of garments as they are Rotatable brush 8being provided with radial altered. bristles is secured to main shaft 5Aof motor 5 Another advantage of the invention is that by by means ofinternally'threaded washer 9 adapted i use rm nts ar cleaned mati lly.thus to threadedly engage said shaft, and plain washer efiecting a d d dsav ng of time over the old- ID with lock nut II where shown, and inthis manfashioned method of doing this class of work by ner brush 8 ispermanently fixed with the shaft hand. in harmony with motor 5.

, Still another advantage of the invention is that With reference toFigure 3, it follows that brush 20 due to the compactness of the sameand being in- 8 is adapted torotate in the direction of the arexpensiveto purchase renders it especially row in this view, and the trouser cuffis manually adapted for relatively small tailoring establishheld againstsurface 8A of said brush, hence all mentslint, dust and the like removedfrom the cuff is 5 With the foregoing in mind, it willbecome-readquickly deposited in receptacle I. See also Figily apparentthat the invention possesses further ure 5. In the cleaning operation inorder to posiadvantages, all of which will be clearly revealed tivelyprevent lint from flying over brush 8 and during the course of thefollowing detailed deinto the air within the room in which the devicescription, illustrated throughout the accompanyis operated, pocket I2 isarranged as an integral g drawings, and more fully pointed out in thepart or receptacle I (Figure 3) and all flying lint 30 appended claimsis thereby arrested at this position, and the ac- With reference to thew n cumulation thereof dropping directly into recep- Figure 1 is aperspective view of the complete tacle I, device- Referring now toFigure 8 it follows that portion Figure 2 is a top plan view of thecomplete 3 of the housing is covered as at I3, and opening 5 d l I II isprovided within covering I3 for passage of Figure 3 is .a side elevationassembly,showing. the major portion of lint from brush 8 to receptheCOVE! in an p p ontacle I. Opening I4 is disposed immediately be- Figure4 is a front elevation assembly with the neath brush 8 and leadsdirectly to receptacle I. 40 Cover in an p DOSitiOIL Cover I5 isprovided for brush 8, and is pivoted Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectiontakenupon to the housing by means of hinges I6 where inline of Figuredicated, said cover is locked' in a closed position Figure 6 is asectional view taken upon line by virtue of latch I'I pivoted to thehousing as at VIVI 1 Figure I8 and coacting with projected stud I9secured to Figure 7 is a perspective view of the principal said housingand referring to Figure '7 it is clear part of the device detached fromthe electric mothat gate 20 is provided and is pivoted to cover CleaningD 'D I5 as at 2|, also slot 22 within said cover for en- Figure 8 is aplan sectional view taken upon gagement'of the same with shaft 5A, andby this e VIII-VIII Of F ure 3. v, 7 method the cover is retained in itsproper relation 5 Figure 9 is a perspective view 'of the dust rewithsaid shaft when motor 5 is in operation. ceptacle p- An importantfeature of the invention is the The invention comprises a unit in whichis promeans by which receptacle I is cleaned of the vided a housingreceptacle I of the formation as accumulation of lint therein. This ismost efl'ecindicated and which is adapted for collected lint, tivelyaccomplished by having the housing unit I dust and the like, and isprovided with removable detachable with respect to stand 4. and inFigure 55 '7 it follows that stirrup 23 is permanently secured to thehousing where shown and L plate 24 is. secured to the top of said stand,also slotted bracket 25 being secured to said housing and is adapted toengage thumb nut 26, and said nut engaging a stud adapted to threadedlyengage said stand. In this manner the entire housing unit is quicklyremoved from stand 4 and the contents remaining in receptacle I may bedischarged through opening IA, and following this operation the housingunit is remounted upon stand 4 by the use of the elements justdescribed.

In conclusion let it be understood that the disclosure herewith ismerely illustrative of the general principle sought to be protected byLetters Patent, and any modification of the invention made during anyprobable further development of the same for the market, would fallwithin the scope of the claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a garment cleaning device, a housing unit, a cover hinged to saidhousing unit and formed with a clearance slot, and means for holdingsaid cover closed consisting of a gate pivoted to said cover and movableinto position across the slot to confine a shaft in the slot and therebyhold the cover closed.

2. In a garment cleaner, a power unit including a rotary shaft and abrush carried thereby for removing dirt from material, a housingdefining a dirt-receiving chamber and having an inlet in the path ofdirt brushed from the material, a hood carried by said housing forenclos 5 ing said brush, said hood being movable into and out ofenclosing relation to said brush and having an opening for exposing aportion of said brush, a side wall of the hood being formed with a slotreceiving said shaft, and a gate movably carried bythe said side wall ofsaid hood and movable into and out of position across the slot toconfine the shaft in the slot and hold the hood closed.

3. In a garment cleaner, a power unit including a rotary shaft and abrush carried by said shaft for removing dirt from material, a housingdefining a dirt-receiving chamber and having a front wall formed with alower inlet opening in the path of dirt brushed from material, a hoodfor said brush hinged to said housing and having a front recess and anopening spaced from ends of the recess for exposing a portion of saidbrush in the recess, said hood having a side wall formed with a shaftreceiving slot, and a gate pivoted to the said side wall of said hoodfor movement across the slot into position to block the slot and holdthe hood closed with the shaft confined in the slot.

4. In a garment cleaner, a power unit including a base, a motor carriedby said base and having a shaft projecting laterally from one side ofthe base, and a brush carried by the shaft of said motor; a housingremovably mounted at the said side of said base and defining adirt-receiving chamber having a front wall which has its lower portionextending under the shaft and formed with an inlet opening located undersaid brush, a hood at the front of said housing pivoted to the housingand having its front end formed with a clothes-receiving recess and anopening spaced from ends of the recess and through which a portion ofsaid brush is exposed when the hood is closed, a side wall of the hoodconfronting the motor being formed with a slot receiving the motorshaft, and a gate movable into and out of position across the slot toconfine the shaft in the slot and hold the hood closed.

FRANK STUPRICH.

